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Old 11-24-2007, 01:14 PM   #22 (permalink)
Strange Famous
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I agree mate.

When I was playing badminton the other day, I turned up a bit early and the sports hall had an under 11's five a side going on.

Utterly shocking.

just 10 kids running about after the ball, every kick with one instinct, to wildly swing a boot at the ball when it got near him to send it forwards.

The "coach" basically stood on the sidelines shouting "come on lads" "get stuck in!" and such things

No shape, no vision, no desire to hold the ball.

I would love to see an under 11's game in Italy or Spain to see how different the mentality is.... but we do not raise players to stay in shape, to hold the ball.
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